Woven chenille fabric.



No. 675,734.- Patented lune 4, 19m. T. HIRST.

WOVEN CHENILLE FABRIC.

(Application filed Mar. 13, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS HIRST, OF VINELAND, NEW JERSEY.

WOVEN CHENI LLE FABRIC.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 675,734, dated June 4, 1901.

Application filed March 13, 1901. Serial No. 50 ,978. (No specimens.)

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS HIRST, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Vineland, Cumberland county, New Jersey, have invented certain Improvements in Wo- Ven Chenille Fabrics, of which the following is a specification. V

My invention relates to that class of chenille fabrics constituting what are known as Smyrna rugs and to the process of making the same.

My invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is an exaggerated sectional View of a portion of fabric made in accordance with my invention, taken on the line a a, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is an exaggerated sectional plan View showing the chenille-fur cutaway on the line b b, Fig. 1; and Figs. 3 and 4 are views similar to Fig. 1, illustrating modifications of my invention.

As ordinarily made Smyrna rugs consist of alternate shots of filler and chenille tied in by an ordinary two-thread warp. make the body of the rug sufficiently stout, the filler, which is usually jute, ismade so thick and heavy that in the cheaper grades of rugs, where the chenille is light, such heavy filler, to use the weavers phrase, grins through the face of the fabric. This result is due to two conditions -viz., the size of the filling-thread and the straightening of the fur of the chenille whenbeaten up against such thread. Moreover, as the chenille must be beaten against the crossed threads of the warp lying over such filling-thread there is difficulty in keeping the chenille straight and the pattern clear. I have discovered, however, that by substituting forthe single large filler ordinarily employed-a main filler and a supplementary smaller filler, against which the chenille-weft is beaten up, the chenille-fur retains its fluffiness and is caused tospread over a greater surface than before, thereby filling out the design in a better manner and enhancing the appearance of the fabric. The amount of filling material used in the main and supplementary fillers may be no more than that of theordinarysingle filler. For instance, if in ordinary chenille rugs of this character a nine-ply filling-thread is used in my improved rug fabric the main filling- In order-to thread may be six-ply and the supplementary filling-thread three-ply. As may be readily seen upon reference to the drawings, the chenille being held against the smaller fillerthread and tied in the same shed, the chenille is tightly pinched at the center and the fur of the same is caused to spread to a greater extent than before.

In the drawings herewith, 1 represents the main filling-thread, and 2 is the smaller filling-thread. The chenille is shown at 3, and 3 represents the usual threads which hold the chenille-fur.

4 and 5 are the threads of an ordinary twothread warp, which serve to tie the fabric together. As may be seen, the small fillerthread and the chenille are tied in together in the same shed.

In making my improved rug I proceed as follows: The loom having been prepared with an ordinary two-thread warp, the same is shedded, the main filling-thread is then shot in and beaten up, then the shed is changed and the smaller filling-thread is shot in and beaten up, and the chenille is then shot in and beaten up against the small filler-thread. After'this the shed is again changed and the operations repeated indefinitely.

Although I prefer to introduce the main filler-thread in one shed and the small fillerthread and chenille in another shed, they may in some cases all be introduced into the same shed, as shown, for instance, in Fig. 3, or each introduced intoseparate sheds, as shown, for instance, in Fig. 4, without departing from my invention. A special feature of my invention also lies in the fact that there is no danger of the rug coming apart if any of the chenille portions should break out. As ordinarily made the chenille is tied in alone, and when broken the warp-threads will rise to the face of the fabric. In the preferred form of my improved fabric, however, should any of the chenille-wefts break the warp-threads will be held by the small filler-thread, which is tied in with the chenille-weft.

By the use of my invention I am enabled to increase the value of the cheaper grades of rugs without increasing the amount of material used, and in the higher grades I can reduce the cost of manufacture, as less chenille will be required.

Although I have shown and described my invention as applied to chenille rugs, I wish it to be understood that it may be applied to other chenille fabrics to equal advantage.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. A chenille fabric having the successive shots of chenille combined with a plurality of large and small filler-threads separating such chenille-threads, the chenille being beaten against the smaller filler-threads which pinch said chenille-thread only at and near the center so as to cause a wide spread of its fur.

2. A chenille fabric having the successive shots of chenille separated by a main fillerthread, and a supplementary small fillerthread, said supplementary filler serving to pinch the chenille-thread only at and near the center so as to cause a Wide spread of its fur.

3. A chenille fabric having the successive shots of chenille separated by a main fillerthread, and a supplementary small fillerthread shot in the same shed with the chenille, said supplementary filler serving to pinch the chenille-thread only at and near the center, so as to cause a wide spread of its fur.

4. In a fabric of the character described, the combination of the main filling-thread forming one of the wefts, and a small supplementary filling-thread and a chenille-thread forming the other Weft, with the usual warpthreads for tying such fabric together, the supplementary filler and the chenille being tied in the same shed, substantially as described. v

5. The combination in a fabric of the character described, of the warp-threads, a main filling-thread tied in by the same and forming one Weft of the fabric, a supplementary filling-thread and a chenille-thread forming the other weft of the fabric, said supplementary filler being tied in with the chenille and being held in such relation to the same as to pinch the latter at the center and cause its fur to spread toward such supplementary thread, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS IIIRST.

Witnesses:

EDWIN F. MILLER, JAMES I-IIRs'r. 

